Writing and drawing comics for the sheer joy of it - that's true bliss.
Interpretation
Creating comics for enjoyment leads to ultimate happiness.
This quote emphasizes the intrinsic joy that comes from engaging in creative activities, such as writing and drawing comics, solely for the pleasure they bring. It suggests that true happiness is found in pursuing passions without the constraints of external expectations or pressures.
In practice
During a speech at a comic convention, someone might say this quote to inspire aspiring artists.
It wasn't until I went to my first comic convention while I was in high school that I got to see actual comic book artists and original artwork in real life, up close. That was when I first realized that this is what I wanted to do for a living.
To tell you the truth, while I do enjoy the grand-scale elements, it's the personal scenes, the character moments that I really find satisfying. That's where I get to delve into the characters' minds and hearts. That's where they become living, breathing beings to me.
The most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital.
The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect.
What is art? It is not just nature, it is nurtured nature. It is intelligence applied to what physical ability you have.
Being essentially a creator, I never set out to shock, always thinking about creating my work and not about the benefits it could produce.
I've lost all my money on these films. They are not commercial. But I'm glad to lose it this way. To have for a souvenir of my life pictures like Umberto D. and The Bicycle Thief.
One mustn't always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form.
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